Advance Reasoning - Part 2

Duration: 1 hr 2 min

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This video is a comprehensive lecture on advanced reasoning problems, presented as a series of multiple-choice questions from previous years' exams. The instructor systematically works through each problem, starting with a logic puzzle involving family relationships, professions, and incomes, using a whiteboard to deduce the correct answer. The lesson then transitions to a code language problem, where the instructor analyzes the pattern of letter shifts to decode a word. This is followed by a critical reasoning question about implicit assumptions, where the instructor applies a set of rules to evaluate the given statements. The video continues with a calendar-based question on finding years with the same calendar, a date and day calculation problem, and a seating arrangement puzzle involving family members on boats. The final segment covers a complex seating arrangement for basketball players with multiple constraints and a clock problem to find when the hands are in opposite directions. The lecture concludes with a screen share of a course syllabus, indicating the broader context of the lesson.

Chapters

  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The video begins with a logic puzzle (Q1) about seven family members (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) with different professions and incomes. The instructor presents the problem, which includes clues about professions (doctor, teacher, lawyer, etc.), incomes, and marital status. The key clues are: C is the doctor and earns more than the engineer and lawyer; E is married to the CA and earns the least; no lady is a lawyer or engineer; B is the teacher and earns less than A, the banker; G (the engineer) is married to B and earns more than D and A; F is not the lawyer; and the CA earns less than the lawyer but more than the banker. The instructor uses a whiteboard to list the professions and begins to deduce the relationships.

  2. 2:00 – 5:00 02:00-05:00

    The instructor continues to solve the logic puzzle. He deduces that E is a female (since she is married to the CA) and that the CA is a male (since E is a female and they are married). He identifies that the lawyer and engineer are males (since no lady is a lawyer or engineer). He then uses the income clues: C > engineer, C > lawyer, CA < lawyer, CA > banker, and A > B. He also uses the marital clues: E is married to CA, G is married to B. He begins to assign professions to individuals, starting with C as the doctor and E as the CA's wife.

  3. 5:00 – 10:00 05:00-10:00

    The instructor completes the grid for the logic puzzle. He identifies that the only person who can be the lawyer is F, as F is not the lawyer, but the only one left. He then deduces that the only person who can be the engineer is G. He assigns the remaining professions: A is the banker, B is the teacher, D is the architect, and F is the lawyer. He then uses the income clues to determine the order: E earns the least, so E is the CA. The CA earns less than the lawyer (F) but more than the banker (A), so A < E < F. The doctor (C) earns more than the engineer (G) and the lawyer (F), so C > F. The teacher (B) earns less than the banker (A), so B < A. The final order is B < A < E < F < C. He then identifies the married couples: E is married to the CA (E and D), and G is married to B (G and B). The question asks for a married couple, and the options are F and E, D and E, C and E, or none. He concludes that D and E are married, which is option B.

  4. 10:00 – 15:00 10:00-15:00

    The instructor moves to the next question (Q2), which is a code language problem. The word "CONSTRUCTION" is coded as "EMPQVPWAVGQL". The instructor analyzes the pattern by comparing the letters of the original word to the coded word. He identifies that the first letter C is coded as E, O as M, N as P, and so on. He observes that the pattern is a shift of +2 for the first letter, +1 for the second, +2 for the third, and so on, alternating between +2 and +1. He applies this pattern to the word "DESTRUCTION" to find its code. He calculates the code for each letter: D->F, E->F, S->U, T->R, R->T, U->S, C->E, T->R, I->J, O->P, N->O, and Q->S. The final code is "FCURTSFSLOQ". He then checks the options and identifies that option C is the correct answer.

  5. 15:00 – 20:00 15:00-20:00

    The instructor presents question Q3, a critical reasoning problem. The statement is a warning in a train compartment: "To stop train, pull chain. Penalty for improper use 500". The assumptions are: 1. Some people misuse the alarm chain. 2. On certain occasions, people may want to stop a running train. The instructor explains the rules for determining if an assumption is implicit: 1. Words like EVERY, EACH, NONE, ALL, ONLY lead to FALSE assumptions. 2. Any assumption not stuck to the statement is FALSE. 3. Any assumption talking about past or future is FALSE. 4. Any assumption going against the statement is FALSE. 5. If the statement is generalized and the assumption is specific, or vice versa, the assumption is FALSE. He applies these rules to the two assumptions. Assumption 1 is not explicitly stated but is implied by the warning of a penalty. Assumption 2 is not implied as the statement is about stopping a train, not about wanting to stop it. He concludes that only assumption 1 is implicit, so the answer is A.

  6. 20:00 – 25:00 20:00-25:00

    The instructor moves to question Q4, which asks for a year X that has the same calendar as 1895. The options are 1900, 1901, 1902, and 1903. The instructor explains that a year has the same calendar as another if the number of odd days between them is a multiple of 7. He calculates the number of odd days from 1895 to each of the options. For 1900, he calculates 1 odd day (1895 is a leap year, so 366 days, 2 odd days, but 1896 is a leap year, so 366 days, 2 odd days, 1897 is 365, 1 odd day, 1898 is 365, 1 odd day, 1899 is 365, 1 odd day, 1900 is 365, 1 odd day). He finds that 1901 has the same calendar as 1895, so the answer is B.

  7. 25:00 – 30:00 25:00-30:00

    The instructor presents question Q5, which is about finding the first year after 2016 when Mohan's birthday will fall on a Wednesday. He knows that in 2016, his birthday was on a Friday. He explains that a non-leap year advances the day by 1, and a leap year advances it by 2. He calculates the day of the week for each subsequent year: 2017 (Saturday), 2018 (Sunday), 2019 (Monday), 2020 (Tuesday), 2021 (Wednesday). He concludes that the first year after 2016 when his birthday will be on a Wednesday is 2021, so the answer is A.

  8. 30:00 – 35:00 30:00-35:00

    The instructor moves to question Q6, a seating arrangement problem. The Choppa family (Rajat, Nikita, and their 3 sons) and the Mishra family (Amit, Neha, and their 2 daughters) are going on a vacation. They hire 3 boats, and no boat can carry more than 3 members. The children cannot row, so at least one adult must be on each boat. No boat can have all three members from the same family. The question asks which of the following is definitely false if the three children ride in different boats. The options are: I. Rajat and Nikita are in the same boat. II. Amit and Neha are in the same boat. The instructor analyzes the constraints and concludes that if the three children are in different boats, then each boat has one child. Since there are 3 boats and 2 families, and each boat must have at least one adult, the only way to satisfy the constraints is if the adults are distributed such that one boat has Rajat and Nikita, and the other two boats have Amit and Neha. He concludes that option I is definitely false, so the answer is A.

  9. 35:00 – 40:00 35:00-40:00

    The instructor presents question Q7, which is a continuation of the previous problem. The question asks which combination of people cannot be on any boat if Nikita and Amit are on the same boat. The options are: a) Ramesh, Neha, Ruchi; b) Neha, Ramesh, Suresh; c) Neha, Ruchi, Umesh; d) Neha, Suresh, Rajat. The instructor analyzes each option. He finds that option a) is possible, as it has one adult (Neha) and two children (Ramesh, Ruchi) from different families. Option b) is possible, as it has one adult (Neha) and two children (Ramesh, Suresh) from different families. Option c) is possible, as it has one adult (Neha) and two children (Ruchi, Umesh) from different families. Option d) is not possible, as it has two adults (Neha, Rajat) and one child (Suresh), but Rajat and Suresh are from the same family, which violates the rule that no boat can have all three members from the same family. He concludes that option d) is the correct answer.

  10. 40:00 – 45:00 40:00-45:00

    The instructor moves to question Q8, a seating arrangement problem. Seven basketball players (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) are to be seated in a row. The constraints are: A and G must be at the extreme right, B must be in the center, and C and D must be as far apart as possible. The question asks which of the following cannot be seated at either end. The options are C, D, F, G. The instructor analyzes the constraints. Since A and G are at the extreme right, they cannot be at the left end. B is in the center, so B cannot be at either end. C and D must be as far apart as possible, so they must be at the two ends. Therefore, C and D cannot be at the same end. The only person who can be at the left end is F, as C and D are at the ends, and A and G are at the right end. The instructor concludes that C and D cannot be at the left end, so the answer is C.

  11. 45:00 – 50:00 45:00-50:00

    The instructor presents question Q9, which is a continuation of the previous problem. The question asks which of the following pairs cannot be seated together. The options are: 1. B & D, 2. C & F, 3. D & G, 4. E & A. The instructor analyzes the constraints. B is in the center, so B cannot be at the ends. C and D must be as far apart as possible, so they must be at the two ends. Therefore, C and D cannot be seated together. The instructor concludes that the answer is 3. D & G, as D is at one end and G is at the other end, so they cannot be seated together.

  12. 50:00 – 55:00 50:00-55:00

    The instructor moves to question Q10, a clock problem. The question asks for the time between 3 and 4 when the hands of a watch are in opposite directions. The instructor explains that the hands are in opposite directions when they are 180 degrees apart. He uses the formula: (5x + 30) / 11, where x is the hour. For 3 o'clock, x = 3. He calculates (5*3 + 30) / 11 = 45 / 11 = 4 1/11. He concludes that the time is 45 1/11 minutes past 3, so the answer is A.

  13. 55:00 – 60:00 55:00-60:00

    The instructor provides the final answer for question Q10. He confirms that the time between 3 and 4 when the hands are in opposite directions is 45 1/11 minutes past 3. He writes the calculation on the board: (5x + 30) / 11 = (5*3 + 30) / 11 = 45 / 11 = 4 1/11. He then states that the correct answer is option A.

  14. 60:00 – 61:39 60:00-61:39

    The video concludes with a screen share of a course syllabus. The instructor shows a list of topics for a TCS SuperSet Course, including Reasoning Ability, Verbal Ability, Data Arrangement, and Numerical Ability. He also shows a live class schedule for August, with topics like Advance Reasoning Ability Part 2, Formal/Informal Language, and Seating Arrangement. He mentions that the course is for TCS recruitment and that the live class ends in an hour.

This video is a comprehensive tutorial on advanced reasoning problems, covering a wide range of topics including logic puzzles, code language, critical reasoning, calendar calculations, date and day problems, seating arrangements, and clock problems. The instructor systematically works through each question, providing clear explanations and step-by-step solutions. He uses a whiteboard to illustrate his thought process and applies specific rules and formulas to arrive at the correct answers. The lesson is structured to help students prepare for competitive exams, particularly for TCS recruitment, and concludes with a preview of the course syllabus and schedule.